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This animated Japanese film from Rin Taro (X) and Otomo Katsuhiro (AKIRA), based on the 1949 manga by Tezuka Osamu, takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis. A struggle between the robots and the human population of the city, who once coexisted peacefully, has now exploded into a violent revolution. An investigation conducted by private detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi leads to an outlaw scientist named Dr. Laughton. The scientist was hired by the ruler of Metropolis, Duke Red, to create a superhuman robot-girl, Tima, to succeed him as the next ruler of Metropolis. However, Duke Red's jealous bastard son, the Rock of Marduk, cannot stand the idea of a robot taking the throne and he sets out to destroy Tima. What ensues is a frantic race as Kenichi and Tima flee the Rock through the underground tunnels, dilapidated alleys, and skyscraping towers (called the Ziggurat) of Metropolis, aided by a nurturing trash-collecting robot, Fifi.Combining classic cartoon drawing with modern computer animation techniques, METROPOLIS plays on the sharp contrast between flat, round characters, and deep, undulating, digital backgrounds. A blimp-submarine vessel roves through Metropolis, sometimes propelled through a watery medium, other times gliding on a monorail or floating through mid-air. The detail of the city's decor is breathtaking, from the moldings and colorful facades of the momentous buildings to the shiny marble floors and leather furnishings of some of the city's sleek interiors. A New Orleans jazz soundtrack adds an element of playful mystique to the film, though the blaring rendition of I Can't Stop Loving You that plays as the towers come crashing to the ground in the hellish apocalyptic finale only enhances the shocking, warlike chill that permeates the film.
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Lesbian partners in love and fighting crime, police officers Atsuko and Kei think they're investigating another routine drug operation. What they find shocks them beyond belief - a cult that uses drugs to turn men into sex-obsessed creatures! Now that they know the truth, can the daring duo stop the sex long enough to bring them to justice? Please note that this program contains mature content and is not appropriate for children.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Text/Photo Galleries: Art Gallery Anime Artform
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The year is 2031. Gigantic insect monsters have taken over the Earth and are setting their sites on Second Earth, the haven to which the only surviving humans fled. All this is very strange for Yuji, a human who was put into a deep cold-sleep in the hope that there would be a cure for the terminal illness he had contacted. Making matters worse, sleepers like himself are now the prize of a war between soldiers hoping to save the human race and the Blue creatures who intend to destroy it. With gruesome imagery and stunning animation, this creation from anime master Takahashi Ryousuke (GASARAKI) has gained a reputation as being one of the most daring Japanese television series ever. It is also the rare anime series that has story lines and characters at least as strong as the animation.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Single Side - Dual Layer
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I WANT TO RETURN TO THAT DAY is the first of two theatrical films that conclude the Kimagure Orange Road television series. This bittersweet installment focuses on the anime's more dramatic, romantic elements as teenage psychic Kyosuke is finally forced to choose between his two love interests Madoka and Hiraku. Followed by SUMMER'S BEGINNING.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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A landmark sci-fi anime of intergalactic spaceship warfare, ROBOTECH was specifically created for American audiences by cobbling together three different Japanese series, one of which was MACROSS. Long available only in an English-subtitled version, MACROSS finally gets the deluxe treatment it deserves with uncut, digitally restored video and a surround-sound English dub that includes original voice actor Mari Iijima. This second of seven volumes continues the superb MACROSS redux with episodes 7 through 11.
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